"Knock knock knock", at the critical moment, the door was knocked, and Yu Hes voice came from outside: "Young Madam, the tea that Young Master wants is ready."

  Peony swept a glance at Liu Chong, and quickly ran to open the door. As the door opened, the night wind blew in, causing the candlelight to flicker, and the crystal curtain rang out with a tinkling sound.

  Without the screens cover, Liu Chuan and the bathtub were exposed. The women guarding outside the door all let out a soft cry and quickly lowered their heads. Liu Chuan immediately squatted down, stroking the goosebumps on her body caused by the cold wind, glaring at Peony with red eyes, she must have done it on purpose!

  Peony didnt even look at him, took the tea tray from his hand and placed it on a nearby low table, slowly closing the door but not shutting it tight, only saying: "I dont know if husband will drink now or a little later?"

  Liu Changs temples throbbed with anger, and he was about to ignore her, but then changed his mind: "Of course its time to drink! You bring it over!"

  She just asked casually, keep away from the danger zone. Peony slowly said: "There is no place to put tea trays over there, husband should come out and drink instead."

  Liu Chong was furious, wasnt this deliberately going against himself? He asked himself if he wanted to or not, and he said yes, but she didnt give in, its clear that she was deliberately going against him! He liked women with a bit of charm, who knew how to flirt, but that didnt mean he liked being teased by women, especially this woman whom he had always looked down on. He glared at Peony, his teeth clenched in anger, and said: "He Peony, you will regret this!"

  The peony glanced at the door and said with a frightened face: "Husband, why are you unhappy again? Is there anything I didnt serve well? You say it, Ill definitely change! Please dont hit me! My parents and brother will probably come over in the next few days. If they see this, losing face is a small matter for me, but Im afraid my brother wont forgive you."

  This time, the expression on her face was too hypocritical. Liu Chong was certain that he hadnt misread it - she was indeed mocking him, intentionally provoking him, rather than pretending to be coy. Combining this with her previous behavior, he suddenly realized that she had changed, becoming very unfamiliar. This unfamiliarity couldnt be discerned at critical moments, but compared to before, it was truly worlds apart! She looked down on him, belittled him, and detested him, yet she was still the same Peony, had she really changed?... Liu Chong suddenly felt a bit dizzy, just sitting in the bathtub staring at Peony.

  Peony was waiting for Liu Chuan to explode again, best not caring and getting up to hit him a few times, or slamming the door in anger. But he didnt, instead sitting there staring at her with an inquiring gaze that made her hair stand on end. Peony felt no sense of security, only able to grip the scissors tightly in her sleeve to prevent herself from trembling. She wasnt a heroic maiden with exceptional skills, how could she not be afraid of this violent pervert?

  After a stalemate of about a minute, Liu Chuan finally turned around and walked away from Peony with his back to her. He casually grabbed a handkerchief from the clothes rack to wipe off the water stains on his body, then picked up the undergarment he had taken off and put it back on carelessly. He slowly walked towards the door, closed it tightly, and then slowly walked back to Peony.

  Every step he took forward, Peony felt was a trample on her heart, heavy and oppressive, making it hard for her to breathe.

  "Are you afraid of me?" Liu Chuan easily caught the fear in Peonys eyes, this realization gave him a psychological advantage instantly, he even laughed and reached out to lift Peonys chin.

  He lifted her chin forcefully, and a delicate face was exposed to him at the most perfect angle. As the saying goes, looking at beauty under the lamp, the more you look, the more beautiful it is. Liu Chuan couldnt help but admit that Peony didnt disappoint her name at all. She doesnt need to pretend to be different like the Tsinghua princess, intentionally attracting attention, she just needs to stand there quietly, and she will attract everyones attention, naturally, making people unable to ignore her.

  His gaze followed the peonys delicate jawline all the way to her snowy neck, where a green camisole peeked out from under the red silk jacket, tantalizing like a spring sprout, making one want to peel it off and take a look inside.

  Liu Chuan swallowed a mouthful of saliva, intently staring at that greenish tint, his hand moved with his heart, following the peonys face and neck down. Wherever his hand passed, the peonys skin quickly sprouted goosebumps, and she couldnt help but shiver slightly, her breathing also becoming rapid.

  Is this all there is to being a beauty? Liu Chuan was very satisfied with Peonys reaction, after all, she still couldnt resist him. As long as he showed her a little kindness, she would be devoted to him just like before... Thinking of this, he smiled and said complacently: "Dont be afraid, Ill be very gentle."

  The word "of" had not yet escaped his lips when a pot of hot tea was poured over his head, the tea water blurred his vision and flowed down his cheeks into his mouth, pouring his complacent and self-righteous back into his belly. He hastily withdrew his hand and used his sleeve to wipe his face, only to see Peony staring at him with wide eyes, still holding the teapot in her hand.

  She dared to pour tea on him! She dared to pour tea on him! This woman who doesnt know her place must be taught a lesson, let her know what can and cannot be done! Liu Chuan took a deep breath, his face turned iron-green as he reached out to grab Peony. His hand had not yet touched her when a cold light flashed, accompanied by the shadow of a candle, swiftly stabbing towards his hand. At the same time, Peony quickly retreated, and in her haste, she didnt forget to smash the teapot in her hand onto his head.

  Liu Chang was caught off guard, his arm throbbing in pain. The teapot came crashing down on his head again, and the already dizzy head was struck with a force no less than when Li Yi had punched him in the eye. It hurt, it was dizzying. But what was most devastating was that his pride had been severely wounded. He let out a loud roar: "He Mudan! Youre asking for death!" With a sweep of his hand, he sent the teacups and saucers on the table crashing to the ground, and reached out to grab Mudan.

  "Mrs. Young! Master! Lets talk this out!" The door was pounded wildly, and Yuhe and Lin Mama rushed in desperately, followed by Li Mama and Lan Zhi, who were afraid that something big had happened and they would also be implicated.

  The peony fell to the ground, throwing the scissors as far as possible, her face pale, shouting: "Mom, save me! The young master wants to kill me!" Taking advantage of Lius slow reaction, she hugged Lius leg and said: "I really didnt dare say anything about the princess, I really didnt, dont believe me? Ask them, I havent said anything. It was her maid who called me over, I didnt know anything before!" Her hand, however, pinched a layer of skin on Lius leg and quickly turned it around in a circle.

  Liu Chang winced in pain, gritted his teeth and was about to kick out, but stopped himself just in time. Instead, he bent down and grabbed Peonys shoulder, shaking her violently: "You sneaky and despicable person!"

  The peony saw him withdraw his foot, very regretful, and followed the direction of his force to shake his head, shaking his hair loose, pale face, tears all over his face, not forgetting to shout loudly: "Save me! Save me!" His eyes rolled up, and he fainted.

  Lin Mama and Yu He each hugged one of Liu Changs legs, shouting loudly: "Please spare the young lady, sir! She really hasnt uttered a single word of complaint!"

  Mrs. Li and Orchid exchanged a glance, both knelt down to plead: "Young Master, Young Master, lets talk it over, the young mistress has fainted! Such a delicate girl, how can she withstand the beating from you gentlemen?"

  It seems that everyone thinks they hit her, but who knows that the person being played from start to finish is actually themselves. Do you want him to say that he was hit by his own woman with a teapot and stabbed with scissors? Liu Chuan had grievances that couldnt be expressed, looking at Peony only grinding his teeth. He hated it for a moment, then said: "Dont you still put the person on the bed?"

  Lins mother and Yuhe hastily lifted Peony up, one on the left and one on the right. Lins mother felt Peonys hands and feet were icy cold, and she wailed loudly: "Oh my poor Dan Niang! What kind of sin is this? To bear with humiliation and be killed mercilessly! Heaven, are you watching?"

  "Whats going on here!" Madam Qi stood at the door and shouted sternly, "Whats all this commotion about?"

  Lins mother didnt care, she just held Peony and cried. Peony saw her crying so hard that it was heart-wrenching, but she also had to remain still with a stiff hand and foot.

  "Shut up! Anyone who makes another sound will be thrown out!" Qi Furen glared at Liu Chuan with a mixture of anger and disappointment, directing the servants to clean up the battlefield. She first went to check on Peony, ordering someone to immediately brew ginseng tea, and then scolded the attendants severely: "The young master is drunk, and youre all drunk too? Are you just going to let him continue making a ruckus like this? A bunch of useless things! Whats the point of having you around?! If Young Mistress is fine, thats one thing, but if something happens to her, Ill deal with you!"

  "Peony Heart says, Old witch, your son commits a crime and beats someone up. In the blink of an eye, you claim hes drunk and shift all the blame onto the servants shoulders, saying its because theyre incompetent. This trick is used with great skill!"

  Everyone responded with a murmur of assent, but Madame Qi again praised the two little maidservants who were standing at the gate and didnt dare to come in: "Thanks to these two clever little girls for knowing to call me, otherwise I dont know what would have happened before it was over!"

  Before long, the tea was served. Lins mother helped Mudan sit up and fed her half a bowl of it. Mudan let out a soft sigh and "woke" up. She just stared at the top of the canopy, silently crying, not saying a word.

  Madam Qi saw her wake up, let out a sigh of relief, and said with a serious face: "Zi Shu, follow me!"

  Dont let anyone follow, pulling Liu Chong out to walk outside, seeing that there was no one around, he slapped Liu Chongs face with a palm and said in a low voice: "You foolish thing! Youre getting more and more lawless! Did you take my words as nothing?"

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